Despite the American theater’s hopes for bridging our racial and social gaps, it’s rare that the stage provides an authentic glimpse into the day-to-day lives of the nation’s poor. It’s even rarer if ...

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis are emerging as frontrunners in this year's Oscar acting races with Fences, a new drama Washington also directed. The film, which tells the story of an African ...

Striking out in baseball is often used as an analogy for the vicissitudes of life. In August Wilson’s acclaimed Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play “Fences,” main character Troy Maxson is a ...